Alaska § 12.61.900 - Definitions.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 12.61.900 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12.61.900. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “crime involving domestic violence” has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990 ;
(2) “person acting on behalf of a defendant” includes the defendant's attorney, an agent of the defendant or the defendant's attorney, or a person specified by the court under AS 12.61.120 (b) or an agent of that person, but does not include the defendant;
(3) “victim” has the meaning given in AS 12.55.185 ;
(4) “witness” means a person contacted in connection with a criminal case because the person may have knowledge or information about the criminal case.
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